remember the days when you bought a game and it worked right out of the box yeah
and it worked right out of the box yeah
and it worked right out of the box yeah and neither do I is there a reason for
and neither do I is there a reason for
and neither do I is there a reason for delay
delay
delay welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten botched video game launches for this
botched video game launches for this
botched video game launches for this list we’re looking at those video game
list we’re looking at those video game
list we’re looking at those video game launches that disappointed fans at the
launches that disappointed fans at the
launches that disappointed fans at the time of release either by having buggy
time of release either by having buggy
time of release either by having buggy gameplay backing up servers or anything
gameplay backing up servers or anything
gameplay backing up servers or anything else that would cause fans and critics
else that would cause fans and critics
else that would cause fans and critics to deem it a failure we’re not saying
to deem it a failure we’re not saying
to deem it a failure we’re not saying that these games ended up being failures
that these games ended up being failures
that these games ended up being failures a lot of them actually ended up being
a lot of them actually ended up being
a lot of them actually ended up being resounding successes in the long run
resounding successes in the long run
resounding successes in the long run keep your mouth shut about here number
keep your mouth shut about here number
keep your mouth shut about here number 10
10
10 world of warcraft what is perhaps the
world of warcraft what is perhaps the
world of warcraft what is perhaps the biggest and most well known MMORPG today
biggest and most well known MMORPG today
biggest and most well known MMORPG today world of warcraft had a less than
world of warcraft had a less than
world of warcraft had a less than stellar opening few days
to start with and this will be a pattern
to start with and this will be a pattern going forward the game had such insane
going forward the game had such insane
going forward the game had such insane hype behind it that servers were backed
hype behind it that servers were backed
hype behind it that servers were backed up upon release preventing many people
up upon release preventing many people
up upon release preventing many people from actually playing those who were
from actually playing those who were
from actually playing those who were lucky enough to get in were greeted with
lucky enough to get in were greeted with
lucky enough to get in were greeted with buggy and insanely laggy gameplay this
buggy and insanely laggy gameplay this
buggy and insanely laggy gameplay this unfortunately wouldn’t be the last time
unfortunately wouldn’t be the last time
unfortunately wouldn’t be the last time that Jam servers would leave Blizzard
that Jam servers would leave Blizzard
that Jam servers would leave Blizzard bans disappointed on launch day number
bans disappointed on launch day number
bans disappointed on launch day number nine half-life 2 and steam your Freeman
nine half-life 2 and steam your Freeman
nine half-life 2 and steam your Freeman aren’t you I wouldn’t believe it if I
aren’t you I wouldn’t believe it if I
aren’t you I wouldn’t believe it if I couldn’t see with my own eyes
couldn’t see with my own eyes
couldn’t see with my own eyes half-life 2 and steam are two of the
half-life 2 and steam are two of the
half-life 2 and steam are two of the biggest success stories of our time but
biggest success stories of our time but
biggest success stories of our time but launching them together proved to be a
launching them together proved to be a
launching them together proved to be a bad move as players flocked to try out
bad move as players flocked to try out
bad move as players flocked to try out what would later be dubbed one of the
what would later be dubbed one of the
what would later be dubbed one of the best games of all time they were forced
best games of all time they were forced
best games of all time they were forced to go through Steam the brand-new
to go through Steam the brand-new
to go through Steam the brand-new digital distribution software that just
digital distribution software that just
digital distribution software that just so happened to have clogged servers but
so happened to have clogged servers but
so happened to have clogged servers but getting there with that hunter chopper
getting there with that hunter chopper
getting there with that hunter chopper on your ass next to impossible digital
on your ass next to impossible digital
on your ass next to impossible digital distribution and the half-life name did
distribution and the half-life name did
distribution and the half-life name did survive but many swore that steam was
survive but many swore that steam was
survive but many swore that steam was the devil itself in those early days
number 8 Grand Theft Auto online welcome
number 8 Grand Theft Auto online welcome to paradise
to paradise
to paradise when Grand Theft Auto 5 was released it
when Grand Theft Auto 5 was released it
when Grand Theft Auto 5 was released it broke sales records with 29 million
broke sales records with 29 million
broke sales records with 29 million units sold within the first month so
units sold within the first month so
units sold within the first month so guess what happened when a decent chunk
guess what happened when a decent chunk
guess what happened when a decent chunk of those 29 million tried to use the
of those 29 million tried to use the
of those 29 million tried to use the online mode all at once
online mode all at once
online mode all at once you guessed it the server’s friggin
you guessed it the server’s friggin
you guessed it the server’s friggin melted and I was offered if that wasn’t
melted and I was offered if that wasn’t
melted and I was offered if that wasn’t bad enough many players experienced
bad enough many players experienced
bad enough many players experienced their personal character data to be
their personal character data to be
their personal character data to be wiped clean meaning all of their
wiped clean meaning all of their
wiped clean meaning all of their progress was lost to the wind they were
progress was lost to the wind they were
progress was lost to the wind they were forced to start again from square one
forced to start again from square one
forced to start again from square one need to better represent I Joseph no
need to better represent I Joseph no
need to better represent I Joseph no Tama number 7 world worked you online
while an online game centering around
while an online game centering around world war two battles sounded like a
world war two battles sounded like a
world war two battles sounded like a great idea in reality it was a nightmare
great idea in reality it was a nightmare
great idea in reality it was a nightmare to begin with players were greeted with
to begin with players were greeted with
to begin with players were greeted with a 70 megabyte update which doesn’t sound
a 70 megabyte update which doesn’t sound
a 70 megabyte update which doesn’t sound like a lot today but back in 2001 when
like a lot today but back in 2001 when
like a lot today but back in 2001 when 56k modems were still the norm this was
56k modems were still the norm this was
56k modems were still the norm this was considered ridiculously large and turned
considered ridiculously large and turned
considered ridiculously large and turned off many players right from the start it
off many players right from the start it
off many players right from the start it ended up selling so poorly that the
ended up selling so poorly that the
ended up selling so poorly that the development team ended up filing for
development team ended up filing for
development team ended up filing for bankruptcy although it was re-released a
bankruptcy although it was re-released a
bankruptcy although it was re-released a few years later with an updated title
few years later with an updated title
few years later with an updated title and graphics engine it still gone down
and graphics engine it still gone down
and graphics engine it still gone down as a mega failure number 6 driveclub
what was considered to be the new racing
what was considered to be the new racing franchise that could rival the force of
franchise that could rival the force of
franchise that could rival the force of series
series
series driveclub ended up falling flat on its
driveclub ended up falling flat on its
driveclub ended up falling flat on its face for a number of reasons at launch
face for a number of reasons at launch
face for a number of reasons at launch the game was considered too buggy to
the game was considered too buggy to
the game was considered too buggy to play properly
play properly
play properly including a glitch that makes you travel
including a glitch that makes you travel
including a glitch that makes you travel at borderline supersonic speeds
at borderline supersonic speeds
at borderline supersonic speeds perhaps most infamously the AI drivers
perhaps most infamously the AI drivers
perhaps most infamously the AI drivers were considered overly aggressive often
were considered overly aggressive often
were considered overly aggressive often bumping into the player and ramming them
bumping into the player and ramming them
bumping into the player and ramming them right off the road
then of course the servers were a mess I
then of course the servers were a mess I guess that one speaks for itself
number five Assassin’s Creed unity this
number five Assassin’s Creed unity this is what happens when you give command of
is what happens when you give command of
is what happens when you give command of the government to half-starved lunatics
the government to half-starved lunatics
the government to half-starved lunatics and command of the army to bloodthirsty
and command of the army to bloodthirsty
and command of the army to bloodthirsty savages after the amazing series
savages after the amazing series
savages after the amazing series rejuvenation that was Black Flag fan
rejuvenation that was Black Flag fan
rejuvenation that was Black Flag fan expectations were very high for unity
expectations were very high for unity
expectations were very high for unity but well you know French Revolution era
but well you know French Revolution era
but well you know French Revolution era Paris must have been an amazing place to
Paris must have been an amazing place to
Paris must have been an amazing place to live
live
live what with the levitating citizens
what with the levitating citizens
what with the levitating citizens complete lack of physics and even the
complete lack of physics and even the
complete lack of physics and even the ability to warp through the ground and
ability to warp through the ground and
ability to warp through the ground and enter a purgatory like state beneath the
enter a purgatory like state beneath the
enter a purgatory like state beneath the streets topping it all off the PC
streets topping it all off the PC
streets topping it all off the PC version crashed like a Bandicoot and the
version crashed like a Bandicoot and the
version crashed like a Bandicoot and the console version had a slideshow
console version had a slideshow
console version had a slideshow framerate but seriously fans were
framerate but seriously fans were
framerate but seriously fans were extremely upset about the games many
extremely upset about the games many
extremely upset about the games many bugs and as such the game has been
bugs and as such the game has been
bugs and as such the game has been described as one of the worst in the
described as one of the worst in the
described as one of the worst in the series and arguably one that may have
series and arguably one that may have
series and arguably one that may have killed it for good where I can find a
killed it for good where I can find a
killed it for good where I can find a shooting yo I don’t know I don’t know
shooting yo I don’t know I don’t know
shooting yo I don’t know I don’t know about the degree number for Diablo 3
Blizzard Entertainment clearly didn’t
Blizzard Entertainment clearly didn’t learn their lesson from World of
learn their lesson from World of
learn their lesson from World of Warcraft and produced yet another bomb
Warcraft and produced yet another bomb
Warcraft and produced yet another bomb of a launch jam servers produced the
of a launch jam servers produced the
of a launch jam servers produced the infamous error 37 naturally preventing
infamous error 37 naturally preventing
infamous error 37 naturally preventing players from locking in this compound
players from locking in this compound
players from locking in this compound the frustration that you had to log in
the frustration that you had to log in
the frustration that you had to log in to play the game at all seeing as many
to play the game at all seeing as many
to play the game at all seeing as many people had no interest in taking their
people had no interest in taking their
people had no interest in taking their adventure online and that’s to say
adventure online and that’s to say
adventure online and that’s to say nothing of the real money auction house
nothing of the real money auction house
nothing of the real money auction house that nobody really asked for it’s
that nobody really asked for it’s
that nobody really asked for it’s horrible it caused an uproar among fans
horrible it caused an uproar among fans
horrible it caused an uproar among fans and gaming journalists – like with many
and gaming journalists – like with many
and gaming journalists – like with many marking it as a worrying precedent for
marking it as a worrying precedent for
marking it as a worrying precedent for the future of gaming number three final
the future of gaming number three final
the future of gaming number three final fantasy xiv online xiv title in the
fantasy xiv online xiv title in the
fantasy xiv online xiv title in the acclaimed JRPG series almost sank the
acclaimed JRPG series almost sank the
acclaimed JRPG series almost sank the Final Fantasy name when it was launched
Final Fantasy name when it was launched
Final Fantasy name when it was launched it was almost universally panned for a
it was almost universally panned for a
it was almost universally panned for a plethora of issues ranging from dull
plethora of issues ranging from dull
plethora of issues ranging from dull quests an interface that made it
quests an interface that made it
quests an interface that made it impossible to find your friends and a
impossible to find your friends and a
impossible to find your friends and a poorly explained leveling up system
poorly explained leveling up system
poorly explained leveling up system that’s not to mention that a lot of
that’s not to mention that a lot of
that’s not to mention that a lot of players would play with the sound off
players would play with the sound off
players would play with the sound off thanks to their characters really loud
thanks to their characters really loud
thanks to their characters really loud and annoying footsteps
it was so bad that Square Enix ended up
it was so bad that Square Enix ended up dumping the entire development team and
dumping the entire development team and
dumping the entire development team and started all over again
started all over again
started all over again with a new team giving us Final Fantasy
with a new team giving us Final Fantasy
with a new team giving us Final Fantasy 14 a realm reborn three years after the
14 a realm reborn three years after the
14 a realm reborn three years after the original launched well don’t keep us in
original launched well don’t keep us in
original launched well don’t keep us in suspense number two battlefield 4 while
suspense number two battlefield 4 while
suspense number two battlefield 4 while previous battlefield games have had
previous battlefield games have had
previous battlefield games have had issues at lunch the release of this
issues at lunch the release of this
issues at lunch the release of this board line broken game jostled players
board line broken game jostled players
board line broken game jostled players and caused them to lower their
and caused them to lower their
and caused them to lower their expectations for the battlefield series
expectations for the battlefield series
expectations for the battlefield series in general clearly rushed out the door
in general clearly rushed out the door
in general clearly rushed out the door to compete with the likes of Call of
to compete with the likes of Call of
to compete with the likes of Call of Duty the game was shipped with numerous
Duty the game was shipped with numerous
Duty the game was shipped with numerous bugs and glitches but perhaps most
bugs and glitches but perhaps most
bugs and glitches but perhaps most importantly players were being kicked
importantly players were being kicked
importantly players were being kicked out because their games were constantly
out because their games were constantly
out because their games were constantly crashing causing them to lose their
crashing causing them to lose their
crashing causing them to lose their progress and their tempers hi oh yeah
progress and their tempers hi oh yeah
progress and their tempers hi oh yeah it’s Eris it became so bad that dice had
it’s Eris it became so bad that dice had
it’s Eris it became so bad that dice had to postpone their dlc in order to fix
to postpone their dlc in order to fix
to postpone their dlc in order to fix the game’s many problems for some
the game’s many problems for some
the game’s many problems for some players it took a whole year before the
players it took a whole year before the
players it took a whole year before the game was stable enough to really commit
game was stable enough to really commit
game was stable enough to really commit you before we unveil our top pick here
you before we unveil our top pick here
you before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions
number one Sim City what is perhaps
number one Sim City what is perhaps become the new poster boy for broken
become the new poster boy for broken
become the new poster boy for broken game launches Sim City required a
game launches Sim City required a
game launches Sim City required a mandatory online connection for social
mandatory online connection for social
mandatory online connection for social features that no one asked for as a
features that no one asked for as a
features that no one asked for as a result at launch there were problems
result at launch there were problems
result at launch there were problems with the network with players reporting
with the network with players reporting
with the network with players reporting that they couldn’t even play not only
that they couldn’t even play not only
that they couldn’t even play not only that but the players who could play the
that but the players who could play the
that but the players who could play the game experience save files simply
game experience save files simply
game experience save files simply vanishing causing understandable
vanishing causing understandable
vanishing causing understandable frustration amongst the community
we’re still this colossal failure was
we’re still this colossal failure was the beginning of the end for the
the beginning of the end for the
the beginning of the end for the legendary development studio Maxis as
legendary development studio Maxis as
legendary development studio Maxis as they were eventually shut down by EA so
they were eventually shut down by EA so
they were eventually shut down by EA so what did we learn today the server’s
what did we learn today the server’s
what did we learn today the server’s always crash anyway do you agree with
always crash anyway do you agree with
always crash anyway do you agree with our list I pray we reuse the company
our list I pray we reuse the company
our list I pray we reuse the company what game do you think had the worst
what game do you think had the worst
what game do you think had the worst lunch at least we don’t Sparkle for more
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